Hickory Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum at the Hickory Regional Airport

Hickory Regional Airport

Hickory Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles west of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the City of Hickory.- Facilities and aircraft :...

  in Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory, North Carolina

Hickory is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina. Hickory has the 162nd largest urban area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 341,851, making it the 4th largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. The city's population was 37,222...

. It features a museum located in the former airport terminal with artifacts, a hangar with aircraft and outdoor exhibits of aircraft on the former airport ramp

Airport ramp

The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway...

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Exhibits

Most aircraft in the collection are on loan from the Naval Museum of Naval Aviation, National Museum of the United States Air Force

National Museum of the United States Air Force

The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display...

 and the Sabre Society.

• Grumman F-14D Tomcat
• McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II
• North American FJ-3M Fury (F-1C)
• LTV A-7A Corsair II
• Republic Fairchild F-105B
• A4-L Skyhawk
• Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
• De Haviland Vampire
• Hispano HA-200 Saeta (ME-200)
• Fokker F-27 retired from service with FedEx
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See also

• Carolinas Aviation Museum
  Carolinas Aviation Museum
  The Carolinas Aviation Museum is an aviation museum on the grounds of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. The mission of the Museum is to educate the public about the importance of aviation to our society and inspire the next generation to excel academically in the...
  
  , Charlotte, NC
• North Carolina Aviation Museum
  North Carolina Aviation Museum
  The North Carolina Aviation Museum and North Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame displays a collection across two hangars of static aircraft, uniforms and memorabilia, and an extensive collection of aircraft models. Nearly all aircraft on display are privately owned and on loan. All aircraft on display...
  
  , Asheboro, NC